Thanks for everyone inputs, great information Jon !
Thanks Mike_vee for the interesting version from the Desert Rats website.
I must admit I have never worried about the originality of my badge in post #1 and this for 3 simple reasons :
-the badge came from a lot with only original cloth badges as you can see below
-theses cloth badges didn't come from a dealer or a collector
-and the price paid for them was shamefully low (about £14)....
But the date written at the back could be therefore an error..."errare humanum est"...
Regards
normandie18